Lover Come Back (1961)

"You won't sign. You won't jump. I'm surrounded by traitors."

Jerry Webster (Hudson) and Carol Templeton (Day) are rivals in the advertising business.  Jerry gets big clients by throwing lavish parties with women and alcohol, while Carol is dedicated to creating the best ads for her clients.  Carol is disgusted by Jerry's tactics and reports him to the Ad Council.  Jerry avoids trouble by convincing chorus girl, Rebel Davis (Adams) that she will be featured in the ads for a new product called VIP.  VIP does not exist, but his oblivious boss Peter Ramsey (Randall) airs the ads anyway.

Carol, with the backing of her agency, decides to steal the client away from Jerry and goes to the lab of Dr. Linus Tyler (Kruschen) to plead her case.  She accidentally meets Jerry, who poses as Dr. Tyler to keep Carol away while they create VIP.  Can Jerry keep up the charade as he falls for Carol?


This is the second film that Rock Hudson and Doris Day made together.  The first was Pillow Talk in 1959 and in 1964 they made a final film together Send Me No Flowers.  All three films also starred Tony Randall.  The plot of this film is similar to Pillow Talk.

They are surrounded by talented actors.  Broadway star Edie Adams shines in a small role as Rebel Davis.  Jack Oakie, in his final film performance, is entertaining as the client Jerry steals from Carol at the beginning of the film.  Ann B. Davis, best known as Alice on The Brady Bunch TV show is Carol's assistant / secretary Millie.  Randall is once again a wealthy neurotic who employees Hudson's character.

Doris Day provides 2 songs for the film: the title song played over the opening credits and "Should I Surrender" later in the film.  An entertaining romantic comedy.

Lover Come Back (1961) 107 minutes
Director: Delbert Mann
Starring: Rock Hudson as Jerry Webster
Doris Day as Carol Templeton
Tony Randall as Peter Ramsey
Edie Adams as Rebel Davis
Jack Oakie as J. Paxton Miller
Jack Kruschen as Dr. Linus Tyler
Ann B. Davis as Millie
Howard St. John as Mr. John Brackett